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Elevating America's conversation about Black identity, politics, & culture. Telling stories by, for, and about the Black community.
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"The New Book" collects the late poet's final thoughts, revealing "even more of who she always was" as her health declined before her death in 2024.
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"The New Book" collects the late poet's final thoughts, revealing "even more of who she always was" as her health declined before her death in 2024.
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The show, which was previously hosted by LeVar Burton and aired on PBS, was canceled in 2006.
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The show, which LeVar Burton previously hosted on PBS, was canceled in 2006.
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Shakur, convicted of killing a New Jersey state trooper, escaped from prison more than four decades ago and remained in Cuba until her death.
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Shakur, convicted of killing New Jersey state Trooper Werner Foerster, escaped from prison more than four decades ago and lived in Cuba until her death.
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Hardy, a lieutenant colonel, became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot at 19, and was among the first Black military pilots in the United States.
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Hardy, a lieutenant colonel, became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot at 19, and was among the first Black military pilots in the United States.
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Shakur, convicted of killing a New Jersey state trooper, escaped from prison more than four decades ago and remained in Cuba until her death.
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Shakur, convicted of killing New Jersey state Trooper Werner Foerster, escaped from prison more than four decades ago and lived in Cuba until her death.
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From the pulpits of Black churches, pastors used their sermons to denounce Kirk's beliefs that some said conflict with the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Gospel.
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From the pulpits of Black churches, pastors used their sermons to denounce Kirk's beliefs that some said conflict with the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Gospel.
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Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett were wrongly named as suspects in the death of a woman whose husband said they had been shot during an attempted carjacking by a Black gunman.
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Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett were wrongly named as suspects in the death of a woman whose husband said they had been shot in an attempted carjacking by a Black gunman.
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From the pulpits of Black churches, pastors used their sermons to denounce Kirk's beliefs that some said conflict with the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Gospel.
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From the pulpits of Black churches, pastors used their sermons to denounce Kirk's beliefs that some said conflict with the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Gospel.
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Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett were wrongly named as suspects in the death of a woman whose husband said they had been shot during an attempted carjacking by a Black gunman.
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Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett were wrongly named as suspects in the death of a woman whose husband said they had been shot in an attempted carjacking by a Black gunman.
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Delta State University said an autopsy is being conducted on the body of Demartravion “Trey” Reed, the 21-year-old Black student found hanging from a tree.
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Students at Delta State University said they also had questions about the death of Trey Reed, 21, even though authorities have said they found no evidence of foul play.
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The body of Demartravion “Trey” Reed was found on Delta State University's campus in Cleveland by police on Monday.
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The body of Demartravion “Trey” Reed was found on Delta State University's campus in Cleveland by police on Monday.
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Delta State University said an autopsy is being conducted on the body of Demartravion “Trey” Reed, the 21-year-old Black student found hanging from a tree.
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Students at Delta State University said they also had questions about the death of Trey Reed, 21, even though authorities have said they found no evidence of foul play.
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Sheqweetta Vaughan, 32, was pronounced dead at Lee Arrendale State Prison on July 9, when it was 90 degrees in her cellblock.
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Sheqweetta Vaughan, 32, was pronounced dead at Lee Arrendale State Prison on July 9, when it was 90 degrees in her cellblock.
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Tennessee star freshman Nate Ament spent time coaching basketball in his mother's home country of Rwanda.
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Tennessee star freshman Nate Ament spent time coaching basketball in his mother's home country of Rwanda.
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Civil rights advocates, leaders and affected voters say the redistricting efforts amount to race-based gerrymandering, something the Supreme Court has blocked in the past.
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Civil rights advocates, leaders and affected voters say the redistricting efforts amount to race-based gerrymandering, which the Supreme Court has blocked in the past.
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Not surprisingly the decision to re-enact the young woman's brutal murder in the form of a music video has gotten some online backlash.
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The decision to re-enact the young woman's brutal murder on the North Carolina train in the form of a music video has gotten some online backlash.
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Civil rights advocates, leaders and affected voters say the redistricting efforts amount to race-based gerrymandering, something the Supreme Court has blocked in the past.
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Civil rights advocates, leaders and affected voters say the redistricting efforts amount to race-based gerrymandering, which the Supreme Court has blocked in the past.
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The Education Department announced the funding boost days after cutting $350 million from other grants, mostly from programs reserved for colleges that have large numbers of Hispanic students.
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The fund amounts to a one-time federal boost of 48% for HBCUs, and it more than doubles funding for tribal colleges and universities, the Education Department said.
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At least five historically Black colleges locked down campuses, canceled classes or ordered students to shelter-in-place after receiving “credible threats” of violence on Thursday. Many of the precautions have now been lifted.
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Many of the affected schools have ended their lockdowns, with some asking students to still shelter in place or adhere to other restrictions.
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The Education Department announced the funding boost days after cutting $350 million from other grants, mostly from programs reserved for colleges that have large numbers of Hispanic students.
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The fund amounts to a one-time federal boost of 48% for HBCUs, and it more than doubles funding for tribal colleges and universities, the Education Department said.
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